2019 Asian Athletics Championships in Doha: Cleared of doping charges, Davinder Singh  named in 43-Member India Team
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2019 Asian Athletics Championships in Doha: Cleared of doping charges, Davinder Singh named in 43-Member India Team

April 19, 2019

Javelin thrower Davinder Singh Kang, who has recently been cleared of doping charges by the Athletics Integrity Unit of the world governing body, made a dramatic return to the Indian team as he was named among 43 athletes for the Asian Championships starting in Doha on Apr. 21.

The 30-year-old Kang was handed a provisional suspension in 2017 after his urine samples returned positive for anabolic steroids. But he was recently cleared of doping charges by both the AIU and WADA after the National Dope Testing Laboratory withdrew the adverse analytical finding issued to his urine sample.

Kang, who has a personal best of 82.16m, did not touch the qualifying standard of 80.75m set by the Athletics Federation of India in any of the two events he took part this season after being cleared of the doping charges but has been named in the team in the last minute.

He finished fifth with a throw of 79.31m in the Federation Cup in March while he managed 74.28m to win gold in the National Javelin Thrown Open Championships on Tuesday in Sonipat. The 43-member Indian team will not have star javelin thrower and national record holder Neeraj Chopra, who won gold in Asian Games and Commonwealth Games, due an elbow injury.

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